Celebrities take to Twitter to pay tribute to David Bowie and a large number of people gather in Bowie's hometown of Brixton. See how the world have reacted to David Bowie's death.

However, a rep for the star are "neither confirming nor denying" the story according to BBC News.

Despite the singer’s wishes for a quiet send-off, his fans have arranged a memorial concert and celebrations have been taing place in Brixton, South London, since news of his death broke on Monday morning.

Hi passing was confirmed on his official website, Facebook and Twitter pages in a statement which read: "January 10 2016 - David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief."

His 44-year-old son, Duncan Jones, also confirmed the news on his Twitter account, writing: "Very sorry and sad to say it's true. I'll be offline for a while. Love to all."

Yesterday, a friend of Iman's spoke out to say that the 60-year-old former model was "holding up" following her husband's death.